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NewsBBC to resurrect Just William
Just William is to return to the BBC for the third time, in a new adaptation by Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye.
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NewsHot Shots 2009 – get your entries in!
Broadcast is scouring the UK for the brightest young talent to feature in our special Hot Shots supplement. We’re carrying out our annual competition to find the up-and-coming talent in the broadcasting sector aged 29 and under.
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NewsF1 host and Blue Peter producer in Salford move
Sports presenter Dan Walker and Blue Peter producer Ewan Vinnicombe are among 216 mid-tier BBC staff moving to Salford MediaCity in 2011.
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NewsKids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund
The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.
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NewsC4 viewers question Michael Jackson tribute
Channel 4’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death has divided viewers, with questions raised both about the amount of airtime given over to the pop star and of whether Big Brother housemates should have been told.
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NewsTremayne to join Cineflix
Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.
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NewsEnd nostalgia in kids TV, say industry figures
SHOWCOMOTION: Children’s broadcasters must stop relying on nostalgia to save kids TV and try to reposition themselves instead, some of the industry’s most senior figures have claimed.
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NewsRobin Hood axed
The BBC has axed Robin Hood after ratings plunged to 2.2m for the climax of the third series.
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NewsDisney hunting British Zac Efron
SHOWCOMOTION: Disney wants to find the “next Zac Efron” in the UK, with plans to produce shows in the vein of High School Musical and Hannah Montana that target boys.
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NewsMcKerrow defends Boys and Girls Alone
SHOWCOMOTION: Richard McKerrow, creative director of Love Productions, has hit back at critics of his Channel 4 series Boys and Girls Alone for making snap judgements claiming they did not what they were talking about.
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New name for History Channel UK
The History Channel UK group has rebranded as AETN UK in a bid to broaden its association beyond one genre of programming.
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CITV signs Britvic AFP deal
CITV has ordered a new magazine show sponsored by Britvic and produced by RDF’s The Foundation.
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CITV bucks trend to grow budget
CITV will be the only ITV channel to increase its budget next year – but it will not necessarily spend the additional money on original commissions.
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NewsBBC middle-managers back Salford move
Around 40% of mid-ranking BBC staff whose departments are moving to Salford will relocate to work at BBC North, Peter Salmon has revealed.
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NewsITV is recession’s ‘worst offender’
Indies have singled out ITV as the most difficult broadcaster to deal with in the economic downturn.
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NewsThe Bill halves its staff and changes its tune
The Bill’s iconic theme tune will be scrapped as part of its 9pm relaunch, which will also see the ITV1 show’s 180-strong production team halved.
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NewsYouTube and Hulu home in on landmark UK deals
YouTube and Hulu have launched charm offensives on UK broadcasters in separate bids to dominate long-form online video content in the UK.
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NewsIndies slam BBC and Pact’s low support
The BBC and Pact have come under fire over the level of support they are offering indies, it emerged in Broadcast’s Surviving the Downturn survey.
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NewsMTV retunes with more music and indies fund
MTV1 is to return to its music performance roots in an overhaul that will also give UK indies the chance to pitch for commissions from a new international MTV fund.
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NewsSky at loggerheads with Ofcom over pay-TV sales
BSkyB and Ofcom have clashed over the regulator’s plans to intervene on how Sky wholesales its premium channels, with the satellite broadcaster claiming Ofcom’s proposals will undermine investmentin content.Sky chief operating officer Mike Darcey told the IEA Marketforce Future of Broadcasting conference: “Ofcom wants to make pay-TV retailing a more ...